Schiit Vali 2+

Super comfortable despite it not looking like it. I can listen to these all day. I like the added warmth when using it with a tube amp.

My 300ohm Drop HD6XX headphones don't sound all that great with this amp but my Focal Elegia cans which are 35ohm impedance are driven very well and sound outstanding so my advice would be if you have high impedance headphones you may want to look at other options but for most this will be a nice, a...

As for amps, that's a venture that I only started last year during the covid lockdown. I thought that I would have liked the Magni amp the most, but the Vali 2 gets a lot more use (probably 90% of the time).

I'm using this little tube amp in between my dac and my amplifier ads a bit of that tub sound rounding off the edges if you will a little sweetness but I strongly suggest rolling the tube I have found it can change the sound quite dramatically I have used it for head phones and it worked quite well ...

Headphones 🎧

1. HIFIMAN HE-400i (Planar)

2. SENN. 599

3. SONY MDR-XB (BT)

4. CCA 10’s (IEM)

DAC/AMPS

Schiit Fulla 2, Modi 2, Vali 2, Dragonfly 1.5,m and the infamous Apple dongle.

LG V40 phone for portable DaP.

I'll start with the positives: the build quality is fantastic; aesthetically it is gorgeous. And compared to other tube amps, it's pretty affordable. However, the reason I'm giving this two stars is because my unit stopped working after two days of use. Did plenty of troubleshooting; bought new RCA ...

If you want tubes look at the modi and vali combo and magni/modi if you want solid state. The fun thing about tube amps are tube rolling to change the sound.

Full disclosure: I do this as a hobby. I am a light to moderate audiophile. I am not as intense or quite frankly knowledgeable at the level more experienced audio nerds are. However, I have ears and these ears have heard a lot of different things throughout the years. I am able to discern what sound...

Recently picked up this pair and I am so very glad I did. Even just watching anime is so much more enticing and enjoyable. I FREAKING LOVE THESE THINGS!!!!!!!!.

Made for rolling. The original stock tube is solid state sounding and not bad. Does it give a hint of its tube origins? Yes, but just a hint, okay? Now just like reviews of merit have spoketh: With a tube of worth, meaning the sound signature you prefer, then the Vali 2 is very beyond its measly $20...